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Trees at the edge of a snow-covered field are silhouetted against a colorful sky at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells on Feb. 11. The reserve manages several hundred acres for fish and wildlife habitat. It is a national estuarine research reserve.
A setting sun colors a building nearly obscured by snow at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. The reserve's headquarters building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the reserve maintains more than a dozen historic structures.
The panes of a snow-mounded door blaze with the color of the setting sun at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. Details about the reserve are available on its website, www.wellsreserve.org.
A view of Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells is reflected in panes of glass in a barn. The site was first settled for farming in 1643 and at one time was the largest and most progressive saltwater farm in York County, according to the reserve's website.
Cross-country ski tracks lead under a tree through a field at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. The preserve has seven miles of trails that are available year-round for visitors.
Grass pokes up through snow in a field at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. Research conducted at the reserve includes understanding salt marsh habitats and plants.
A setting sun colors the sky near the horizon as dusk colors the sky behind a tree at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. Laudholm aims to become the first nonprofit in Maine to derive all of its electricity needs from solar power.
A band of sunlight shines through trees at the edge of a snow-covered field at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells. It is supported by the Laudholm Trust and relies largely on grants and donations.